A row over guaranteed annual payments has reportedly delayed a major Microsoft data centre project.

After five years of deliberation the global south has forced the question that defined the Covid crisis: who will get the vaccines?

The Covid-19 pandemic did deep and lasting damage to the international political system. Countries in the global south are keenly aware that the established order let them down. They received vaccines later, in smaller numbers and often at a higher price than rich...

Industry body says the fiscus-first model is starving the very sector South Africa depends on for connectivity.

With the help of citizen scientists, researchers studying rare humpback ‘jaw-gaping’ believe the move could be a social display

On the coast of Western Australia, a humpback whale is “pirouetting”, sweeping its pectoral fins through the water, its massive jaw hanging wide open. Surrounded by companions, the animal isn’t lunging for a meal: rather, it is putting on a mysterious behavioural...

Many mergers and acquisitions will now escape Competition Commission review – but a senior lawyer sees a tech blind spot.

After embarking on a trial of CAR T-cell therapy, actor Sam Neill announced he is cancer-free. Researchers are enthusiastic the therapies could be a major weapon in the battle against cancer

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“Game-changer.” That’s how Prof Misty Jenkins, an immunologist at the Walter and...

With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than ever before. So who decides how many seconds we have left – and can we buy ourselves more time?

The Earth is getting hotter. Conflicts are raging, in the Middle East and Ukraine, each increasing the chance of nuclear war. AI is infiltrating almost every...

College Park, MD   – Mblue Labs, a biotechnology-driven skin and hair health company, today announced the launch of Bluelene Hair Density Renewal Serum+. This next-generation hair regeneration technology is powered by methylene blue, a clinically studied molecule with unique mitochondrial and stem cell–protective properties. Developed through cutting-edge research at the University of...

The economics of on-device computing have, for the first time in the PC’s long history, been broken by the data centre.

Airtel Africa has delayed its mobile money initial public offering to late 2026, citing war-driven margin pressures.

Stability is needed as Sita looks to re-establish itself as a trusted service provider for government IT services.

While only rolled out to some TikTok users, the feature’s bizarre AI-generated descriptions were shared widely.

Most organisations invest in perimeter security. The database – where the data actually lives – is the layer most often left ungoverned.

The Competition Commission has opened the door to settlement talks over an alleged 2014 market-division pact.

While the dollar SaaS stack squeezes IT budgets, Zoho’s rand-priced bundle is gaining ground in South Africa.

My prank demonstrated how our minds can adversely affect our health, and scientists are increasingly showing that negative thoughts can produce very real symptoms

For his last birthday, I gave my husband a monthly beer box subscription. While he saw it as a generous and delicious present, it spawned a mischievous idea on my part. One evening, as I watched him drain the last bottle, I opened my...

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is pushing voice AI beyond transcription, towards agents that can act in real time.

Water minister Rose Jackson calls drying in Gwydir region ‘devastating’ as bill passes upper house

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Water flows to parched New South Wales wetlands where an urgent rescue mission to save dying wildlife unfolded are a step closer to resuming after legislation passed the state parliament’s upper house.

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